Crime Rates at City Road, Sheffield, S2 1GP

City Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 157 local areas in Darnall , and the 505th lowest crime rate of 1,705 local areas in Sheffield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around City Road (S2 1GP) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Darnall average (179.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around City Road (S2 1GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cary Grove, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leonard Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.